Improved fly-string- cutter and rounder



w. sHELLun. oFMoUp'NT CARROLL, 'ILL-1Note.

I Letters Patent No. 92,377, dated July 6, 1869.

IMPROVED FLY-STRING- CUTTER lANI!) ROUNLDER.

I The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part ofthe same.

To all whom it 'ma/y concern;

Be it known that I, S. W. SHELLER, of Mount Gar- Aroll, in the county ofCarroll, and in the State of Illinois,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Oombined Fly-,String Cutterand Rounder; and do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, and to the letters of lreference marked thereon.

The object of my invention is to provide a device by means ot' whichily-strings can be rapidly cut and l rounded and consists-of thc'partshereafter setforth and described.

Figure 1 is'a section View of my invention.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the lower part.

The bodyor frame of my machine consists of two parts, which are hingedtogether in such a manner that they can be opened and shut, and whichmay be formed of either metal or wood.

The lower part, A, has two holes running through it, so that it can besecured to thebench by vmeans of scrcwsor bolts.

Across the face of this piece there is a slot about two inches wide, andone-fourth of an inch deep,`in which the strap is placed to be cut.

Extending downward, there is a mortise also, in this piece, in whichanynumber of knives can be placed, so as to separate the strap intostrings.

These knives c are placed in this'mortise in such a manner that theirsharpened points or ends extend up above the frame far enough to come incontact with the upper part, B, and are held apart by means of thewedges d. A

After both knives and wedges have been placed in the proper position,they are securely held and fastened in place by iheans of thethumb-screw C.

The upper part, B,lhas a slot cut in its bottom, cor- 'responding to theone in the lower part, and has a piece ot' leather, rubber, or anysuitable material, so as to prevent the knives from coming in contactwith any hard substance. v

A strap, corresponding to the size of the slot, is laid on the knives,and the top clQSd down, and then secured by the hook b, which claspsaround the thumbscrew C; rIhe strap is then drawn through, whereby it isseparated by the knives into strings, which are then thrown into water,so as to soften them. A

' 'Screwed' on to thc'side Uf the top is theTUunderD,

which consists of ai'lat-metal plate, with a numbei-of holes through itof diii'erent sizes.

The strings, after lbeing softened, are sharpened at one'end, so thatthey can be easily passed through, by means of which they are neatlytrimmed and rounded.

In order to prevent these parts from being pulled out of line by theconstant strain of' drawing the leather through, the lower part has asmall metal projection extending upward, which fits in a correspondingopenin the upper-half, B'.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim, and desire to secureby Letters Patr ent, is-

'lhe combination of the blocks A B, hinged'together,

vertical knives c c, Wedges d d, set-screw C, and rounder D, allconstructed and arranged to operate substantially as set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I have hereunto sct my hand,this 29th day of March, 1869.

- S. WV. SHELLER.v

Witnesses:

S. G. Homme, R. G. BAILEY.

